All Chapters of The Saintess Chose The Wrong Man: Chapter 71
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Chapter 71
He answered the call immediately.Not the best thing—having a high school kid as some kind of companion—but… it wasn’t the worst idea either.“Good evening, Lombard,” Finn’s voice came from the other end.“Yeah… how are you feeling? Taken your medicine yet?” Lombard asked, leaning his head back.Funny.He was actually about to enjoy a conversation with a high school kid.“I tried to take it… but I puked,” Finn said, then quickly added, “But I’ll be fine.”He said the last part fast—like Lombard was some kind of nanny who would start nagging him if he didn’t.Lombard let out a small breath.“You didn’t call me just to tell me that, did you?”“Of course not,” Finn said quickly. “I mean… I told you the other time. The prom…”He sounded careful now, like he wasn’t sure what kind of mood Lombard was in—or whether he might snap at him for bringing it up again.“What am I? A fish with a two-second memory?” Lombard replied dryly.Finn laughed at the other end.And that…That was new.Making a
Chapter 72
Back at the station, Mireya was having a hard time getting Riley out.The officers were acting like they didn’t even know who she was. They kept whispering among themselves, saying the person who had brought Riley in was someone high-profile—and that letting her go just like that would cause a problem far bigger than they could handle.Mireya had heard the whispers.But she didn’t understand.Who could possibly be more important than the Belmont family?She stepped aside, irritation clear on her face.One of the lower-ranked officers noticed her and walked over, greeting her with a small, cautious smile. He had just come out from inside, where he had already received instructions from his superiors.The Belmont family had made donations to the station before.So now, he was stuck in the middle.He couldn’t ignore her… but he also couldn’t act freely.“I’ve been here for more than two hours,” Mireya said, her voice controlled but tight.The officer shifted slightly, clearly uncomfortab
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Mireya walked toward him slowly.He stood there, completely transfixed, watching her like she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.“I am not angry with you,” she said calmly. “I only have one question.”She stopped in front of him.“Who is Lombard?”“You mean Lombard August?” the officer replied immediately. “He’s one of the biggest shareholders in the company that Riley assaulted earlier.”Mireya’s brows drew slightly.“You are making a mistake.”“No,” the man said quickly. “I wish I was. Mireya, I’m telling you the truth.”Mireya stilled.She knew.Under the influence of her power—No one lied.Her presence alone bent their will.“I’ll be back,” she said.Then, just as quietly as it began—She withdrew her power.The light around her faded.The air settled.All the men blinked. Confused.They looked around, unsure why they had all come outside in the first place.Even the highest-ranking officer had no idea what he had just said.All they saw now—Was Mireya walking away.
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"Oh, well, you put the most important info at the end. If this were a case and we were cops and I was your boss, you'd be getting your ass roasted for this." "Babe…" Abigail muttered. "I know." Her friend said with an assuring look. "I'm so sorry. This is supposed to be your day. Your birthday and I'm doing all this." "Hey, Abigail, don't ever do that. It doesn't make anything better. And you know I'm all in for anything as long as you keep calling me babe." Abigail smiled faintly. It felt a little easier, not having to carry everything on her own. "Let's go find this Lombard." "Wait — tonight? It's already ten pm." "Makes it the best time to get him." Her friend made a face that suggested she'd watched one too many villain movies. "Maybe we'll catch him in his sleep. Then he's got nothing to deny. Imagine opening your eyes and finding us standing in his room. That, Abigail, is how you get a man to talk." "Are you going to pull info on him or should I call my men to track him
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Not many lucky things had happened to Rowan's father over the course of his life, but it seemed now — finally — the universe was smiling at him. He had just been thinking about LD only hours ago, and now LD's men had come looking for him.He looked smart in the mirror. Took his cap, put it on, and walked with a limp toward the room where the men would be waiting. The limp was entirely because of Lombard. And yes — he would deal with that. He would take the most exquisite pleasure watching that boy sent straight to hell. He would make Rowan have a front row seat to the place where Lombard would finally breathe his last breath in humiliation. The plan was already forming perfectly in his head, and he could already picture every detail.It was with a thin smile on his lips that he walked into the room where the Cataract men were waiting.Had he not been thinking too far ahead, too deep into his own delusions, he might have noticed the look on their faces.But he was completely obliviou
Chapter 76
Of all the things the Belmont family could easily do, locating a person was not one of them. But Mireya's power had a very particular ability — as long as she had seen someone at least once, as long as she'd been close enough to register even the faintest trace of who they were, her power would do the rest. She didn't even need to have seen their face clearly. A presence. A scent. That was enough for her to find anyone, anywhere.Which was exactly how she ended up standing in front of Lombard's hotel that evening.Getting past the receptionist had been effortless. All she'd had to do was walk in and mention she had something important to attend to. Only a fool working the front desk at a place like this would see someone from the Belmont family and think to question them. Perhaps at a more upscale hotel the story would've been different. But here? No. This place was far too ordinary for anyone to challenge the goddess who'd just walked through its front door.Mireya did find herself
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Back inside, Lombard raised a brow at Abigail.She had shown up out of nowhere. She was dressed in clothes that — holy hell. And now she was touching his beard."I thought you didn't need me anymore," he said, brow still raised."Meet my friend, Alice," Abigail said, nudging the other woman forward.Lombard gave a slight nod in Alice's direction."She's been my friend since middle school. Knows me better than anyone," Abigail added.Lombard nodded again, but he genuinely could not find the connection between the way these two were dressed and whatever history Abigail was dangling in front of him."So, we have a few questions for you," Abigail said, still stroking his beard.Lombard tried to take a subtle step back from the contact. She held her ground.He looked to Alice for an explanation."Well, you heard her," Alice said, far too smoothly for someone claiming to just be a friend. Like this was a crime scene and he was the only suspect. "We have some questions for you.""Okay… go ah
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Abigail let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding. That could have gone in a terrible direction. Because somewhere in the back of her mind — embarrassingly, even now — she had harboured a small crush on Lombard. If they were siblings? Bad movie. She did not want to watch that."So when I left, he kept sending me money — because he was such a kind-hearted man," Lombard continued. Pure fiction, of course. Abigail's father was perhaps the last person on earth anyone would describe as kindhearted. "But I was rebellious. I'd squander every coin he sent and come back for more. He finally cut me off at twenty-five. I hadn't seen him again — until recently. That day at your house."He wrapped the lie cleanly.Abigail and Alice fell for it. Hook, line, and sinker. They were looking at him like he'd just delivered the most moving personal testimony they had ever heard.Abigail glanced at Alice. A silent note passed between them. If Lombard had once been someone her father took care of,
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Inside the hotel, the Cataract men climbed out of their car and dragged Rowan's father in behind them. The man could barely walk. Between the injuries he'd already collected from his earlier encounter with Lombard, the rough treatment from these men, and now being hauled across the floor of a hotel lobby, he was fairly certain that if there was a single uninjured bone left in his body by the end of all this, it would be his cue to leave this city and never return.The boss walked up to the reception desk. Even setting aside the heavy chains hanging around his neck, this was not a man you wanted to run into on an ordinary night. The receptionist knew it the moment she looked up."Room —" the boss started, when one of his men stepped over and spoke quietly to him."His location already changed, sir," the man said.The boss looked over at Rowan's father on the floor. Rowan's father could not bring himself to raise his head. He thought every last drop of fight had been drained out of him
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"Cassian, you're the only one I can call right now." He lowered his voice, glancing around. He had no real option but to work with some version of the truth here. Cassian had called him earlier, and it was precisely because he'd mentioned knowing LD. That was the hook. "Some people have got me right now. And it's probably because someone tipped them off that I was in contact with LD today."The receptionist's eyes went slightly wide.This man knew LD? She glanced over at the Cataract men on the other side of the lobby. But wait — rumour had it that LD was their boss. So how did that… that didn't add up at all. None of her business, she told herself. But she had a strong feeling this man was about to make a very serious mistake."So they have you in custody?" Cassian asked."I'm at a hotel. They think I'm hiding Lombard somewhere.""Lombard? What has that idiot got to do with the Cataract being on your back? Has Lombard completely lost his mind?" Cassian's voice climbed with irritation